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Services Town 27Moor R3 Go North East Gateshead Interchange - Heworth - Heworth Metro - Travel guide South Shields town centre Newcastle Barras Bridge With road closures as well as limited parking, public transport is the best every 20 minutes every 10JESMOND minutes 8.30am - 10.00am 553 Stagecoach North East Metro Jesmond way to get to or from the Great North Run for both runners and spectators. Newcastle St Mary's Place - Percy Street - frequent service Dene Bewick Street to Bents Park Road There will be extra bus services, Metro trains and ferry trips throughout the day to at least every 10 minutes 7.30am - 12.00pm then 1.30pm - 4.15pm Rail stations help you get around as quickly and easily as possible. Exhibition Cricket R1 GoPark North East Ground Newcastle Barras Bridge - Bents Park Road (for finish area) Race start - Newcastle at least every 10 minutes 6.15am - 12 noon

Travelling to the race start Jesmond The race start is about a 15 minute walk from Haymarket in . Closed fromCemetery 10.40am following the Starting line race start – please use Haymarket instead. There’s a Metro station, and bus station at Haymarket, as well as buses going The station will re-open for local passengers in the early afternoon. to nearby Eldon Square bus station and many on-street bus stops. RVI Hospital Shuttle bus services will also be running to Haymarket and Barras Bridge from the University R1 finish area in South Shields - see the race start map for details. R3 University 553 Parking is free all day on Sundays at the Metro stations marked with a ‘P’ on the City Haymarket Metro station Stadium Metro map overleaf (except at Heworth, which is £1.20 all day). Find out more at Exit only (no entry) from 8.00am until nexus.org.uk/park. the start of the race at 10.40am, when St James it will re-open for people travelling from Metro trains, buses and traffic will be extremely busy, so please leave plenty of time to the city centre towards the finish line and other destinations. get to the race start. Monument Details of opening arrangements at Jesmond and Haymarket Metro stations are Manors shown on the map. Closing times may vary depending on operational requirements NEWCASTLE on the day CITY CENTRE

WESTGATE ROAD Law Advice for spectators Courts If you want to see friends or relatives take part in the run, we recommend that you just Baltic choose one place to see them - at the race start in Newcastle or somewhere on the route, Central or at the race finish in South Shields. Station Sage If you’re heading to the race finish: Gateshead Take the Metro from Haymarket or Monument to South Shields - there will be a train every 7½ minutes once the race has started. GATESHEAD Shuttle bus services will also be running from Haymarket and Barras Bridge to the finish area - see the race start map for details. 27 The Shields Ferry will operate extra crossings between North Shields and South Shields and will start at 8.45am. Shuttle buses will connect North Shields Metro Gateshead station and ferry landing. Race finish - South Shields Getting home from the race finish Metro, the Shields Ferry and HUDSON ST. buses will be very busy due to the Services Beacon number of people travelling, so Centre 19A Go North East 553 Stagecoach North STREET Ferry Landing - North Shields town centre Bents Park Road - Chichester - Tyne Dock - please expect a significant wait ALBION ROADShields every 10 minutes 2.45pm - 4.45pm then non stop to Newcastle Haymarket and SAVILLE North Shields Central Station on the way home. UNION QUAY Fish Quay every 10 minutes 7am - 10.30am, 27 Go North East and every 10 minutes 1.00pm - 5.00pm Avoid the queues by having a COACH South Shields town centre - Heworth - GatesheadWater - Newcastle meal or drink in South Shields everyActivities 20 minutes R1 Go North East LANE Bents Park Road - Newcastle Haymarket ST. Centre Littlehaven before you head home. HARBOUR DRIVE every 10 minutes 6.30am - 10.00am, X27 Go North EastBeach and every 10 minutes 1.00pm - 5.00pm CLIVE North Shields DRIVE South Shields town centre - Newcastle RIVER • South Shields Metro station is Ferry Landing every 10 minutes 1.00pm - 5.00pm LAWE Metro about a 15 minute walk from frequent service Arbeia BARING ST. 19A MILE END ROADRoman Fort 552ROAD Stagecoach Ocean Beach the finish line - there will be a Bents Park NorthRoad - South ShieldsPleasure town Park centre - HOWDON ROAD Shields Ferry LAWSON ROAD Ferry LandingMarine train every 7½ minutes after DOCK ROAD Park North Shields - South Shields every 10 minutes until 4.30pm extra crossings 8.45am - 6.00pm the race. South Marine Park • Shuttle bus services will run to South OCEAN ROAD SEA ROAD BENTS Bents Newcastle and South Shields - Shields Park 27 SOUTH Sandhaven 552 PARK ROAD see the race finish map for X27 SHIELDS Bents Beach Recreation details. South Shields Ground Ferry Landing BEACH ROAD 552 • The Shields Ferry between Town STATION ROAD Hall 553 South Shields and North ERSKINE CemeteryROAD Customs R1 Gypsies Shields will operate extra House Green Stadium

crossings and will run until ROAD TUDOR WESTOE 6.00pm. Shuttle buses will RCIAL Finish line RO ROAD AD COAST ROAD connect North Shields ferry ROAD COMME MOWBRAY Bowls landing and North Shields Centre IMEARY ROAD Metro station. APPROACH TER HILL LAYGATE ES STREET BAMBURGH Details of the opening HORSLEY arrangements at Chichester Closed from 3.00pm – please use CHICH South Shields instead. College AVENUE The station will re-open in the evening. Metro station are shown on WESTERN the map. Closing times may GROSVENOR ROAD HIGHFIELD ROAD HORSLEY vary depending on operational X27 DEAN ROAD HILL requirements on the day. to Newcastle Harton 27 553 Cemetery to Heworth - Gateshead - Newcastle to Tyne Dock - Newcastle R1to Newcastle

ROAD TEMPLE Tickets For information about: Buying tickets in advance Public transport throughout Adult tickets Sunday 10 Sunday 10 Saturday 9 & Friday 8, Buy from including Metro buses, and the Shields Ferry, single trip all day Sunday 10 Saturday 9, go to nexus.org.uk/greatnorthrun or call Sunday 10 0191 20 20 747 (Monday - Friday, 8.00am - nexus.org.uk/greatnorthrun or £3.30 £5.00 £10.00 6.00pm). Metro wristband* - Nexus TravelShopn Metro station ticket machine or Nexus Arriva bus services £5.00 Metro ticket* - - - TravelShopn arrivabus.co.uk/North-East Go North East £3.50 £6.00 gonortheast.co.uk/greatnorthrun Go North East bus services wristband - - gonortheast.co.uk/greatnorthrun Go North East £6.00 £11.00 £11.00 gonortheast.co.uk/greatnorthrun m-ticket - Stagecoach bus services Stagecoach North stagecoachbus.com/promos-and-of- £4.00 stagecoachbus.com/promos-and-offers/ East m-ticket - - - fers/north-east/the-great-north-run north-east/the-great-north-run Buying tickets on the day And keep up to date on the day by following Adult tickets Single trip All day Find out more @My_Metro, @StagecoachNE and Day Rover w - £7.20 networkonetickets.co.uk @gonortheast on Twitter. Metro* £3.30 £5.00 nexus.org.uk Staying for the weekend Go North East R1 shuttle bus £3.50 £6.00 gonortheast.co.uk There’s lots to see and do in Tyne and Wear if Stagecoach 552 shuttle bus (South Shields Ferry - South Shields £1.50 £4.00l stagecoachbus.com you’re staying for the weekend. Get around Metro) using our great bus and Metro network. Find out Stagecoach 553 shuttle bus more about how to get to places of interest on £3.50 £4.00l stagecoachbus.com (Newcastle - South Shields) nexus.org.uk - and see the tables on the left for the best ticket to buy for convenience and to save Shields Ferry £1.50 £2.80 nexus.org.uk money on fares. * Valid in all zones on Metro, on the Shields Ferry and Northern Rail trains between Newcastle and Sunderland. Child versions of these tickets are also available. See nexus.org.uk for details. Barilla Pasta Party n Nexus TravelShops open Monday to Friday. The TravelShop at Haymarket Metro station will be open on Saturday 9 September. See nexus.org.uk/travelshops Go North East, Stagecoach North East, Metro and Nexus will all be on a public transport stand w If you are travelling by more than one form of public transport, buy a Day Rover ticket. They provide unlimited travel all day on Metro, any bus in Tyne and Wear (including special Great North Run services), Shields Ferry and the Sunderland - Blaydon rail at the Barilla Pasta Party on Gateshead Quays line. on Saturday 9 September. You’ll be able to buy l A Dayrider - unlimited travel all day on all Stagecoach buses across Tyne and Wear, including special Great North Run shuttle buses. tickets and wristbands for travel on bus or Metro as well as get advice and information. Children with an Under 16 Pop card should buy a Child All-day Ticket (CAT) for £1.10. For other child tickets, see nexus.org.uk.